6 Killed in Weekend Violence

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Five men were shot to death and one was fatally stabbed in Labor Day weekend violence in Chicago.

On Saturday, a 38-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting while walking on the 6500 block of South California Avenue about 2:50 p.m. on the city's Southwest side.

Two men, ages 18 and 34, were shot and killed while standing in the 2900 block of West Adams Street. A driver pulled out a gun at about 12:45 p.m. Saturday, police said, and shot the men. They were pronounced dead at 1:22 p.m. and 1:25 p.m. at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital.

Earlier Saturday, a 32-year-old man in a wheelchair was struck by a man who walked up to him at 1:45 a.m. on the sidewalk in the 5400 block of West Division Street. Police said the gunman fired and hit him the neck, head and back.

Weekend violence began Friday when a man was shot and killed while sitting on a Hamilton Park bench in the 10000 block of South Wentworth Avenue. Shots were fired from behind the field house, according to police. He was pronounced dead at 9:36 p.m.